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California AG urges state high court to hear same-sex marriage petitions

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

[JURIST] California Attorney General Jerry Brown on Monday urged the state Supreme Court to review the petitions raised in reference to the recent passage of Proposition 8, the voter initiative that amended the state constitution to make same-sex marriage illegal in California. The filing comes after weeks of protests against the initiative. In a preliminary response submitted to the Court, Brown argued that "the petitions raise issues of statewide importance, implicating not only California's marriage laws but also the initiative process and the Constitution itself." The New York Times has more. AP has additional coverage. Advocacy groups Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) filed a writ petition last week seeking to invalidate the Proposition 8 amendment. They argue that the new amendment is significant enough to require approval by the State Legislature. Several other petitions were also filed. The Anti-Defamation League filed a letter in support of the petition, along with other advocacy groups. There is no time limit for the court in deciding whether to take the cases.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on November 18, 2008 (boomark / email).